荊
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See also: 荆
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Han character
荊 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 廿一廿弓 (TMTN), four-corner 44420, composition ⿱艹刑)
- thorns
- brambles
- chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus)
- my wife
- cane
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1031, character 38
- Dae Jaweon: page 1489, character 9
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 339, character 2
- Unihan data for U+834A
Glyph origin
Etymology
- "shrub; alternative name of Chu"
- Cognate with Khmer ជ្រាំង (crĕəng, “to bristle”), Khmer ប្រែង (praeng, “bristle”) (Schuessler, 2007). The Chinese initial *k- could be a noun-forming prefix.
- "(humble) my wife; poor"
- From the story of 荊釵布裙／荆钗布裙.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ging1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kîn / kiâng
- Eastern Min (BUC): gìng
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jing
- Wade–Giles: ching1
- Yale: jīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jing
- Palladius: цзин (czin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: ging1
- Yale: gīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: ging1
- Guangdong Romanization: ging1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kîn / kiâng
- Hakka Romanization System: ginˊ / giangˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: gin1 / giang1
- Sinological IPA: /kin²⁴/, /ki̯aŋ²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: gìng
- Sinological IPA (key): /kiŋ⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: kjaeng
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*[k]reŋ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*keŋ/
Definitions
荊
- chaste tree (Vitex); redbud (Cercis)
- (historical) rod for flogging made of chaste tree twigs
- (literary, humble) my wife
- Short for 荊州／荆州 (Jīngzhōu, “Jingzhou”).
- Short for 荊山／荆山 (Jīng Shān, “Mount Jing”).
- Alternative name for 楚 (chǔ, “the state of Chu in ancient China”).
- a surname
Usage notes
The current standard in Mainland China, the Table of General Standard Chinese Characters (通用规范汉字表), does not mention any connection between 荊 and 荆 (jīng), which is reflected in A Dictionary of Current Chinese (现代汉语词典), Xiandai Hanyu Guifan Cidian (《现代汉语规范词典》) and Cihai (辞海 (Cíhǎi)).
Compounds
- 三荊／三荆
- 先荊／先荆
- 分荊／分荆
- 問荊／问荆
- 天荊地棘／天荆地棘
- 寒荊／寒荆
- 山荊／山荆 (shānjīng)
- 布荊／布荆
- 布裙荊釵／布裙荆钗
- 幸獲識荊／幸获识荆
- 拙荊／拙荆 (zhuōjīng)
- 披荊帶棘／披荆带棘
- 披荊斬棘／披荆斩棘 (pījīngzhǎnjí)
- 披荊棘／披荆棘
- 曼荊／曼荆
- 東荊／东荆 (Dōngjīng)
- 柴荊／柴荆
- 洋紫荊／洋紫荆 (yángzǐjīng)
- 滿地荊棘／满地荆棘
- 滿目荊榛／满目荆榛
- 牡荊／牡荆 (mǔjīng)
- 班荊／班荆
- 班荊道故／班荆道故
- 班荊道舊／班荆道旧
- 紫荊／紫荆 (zǐjīng)
- 紫荊花／紫荆花
- 紫荊關／紫荆关
- 老荊／老荆
- 肉袒負荊／肉袒负荆
- 舉動荊棘／举动荆棘 (jǔdòngjīngjí)
- 荊劉拜殺／荆刘拜杀
- 荊南／荆南 (Jīngnán)
- 荊南杞梓／荆南杞梓
- 荊天棘地／荆天棘地
- 荊妻／荆妻
- 荊婦／荆妇
- 荊尸
- 荊山／荆山 (Jīng Shān)
- 荊山之玉／荆山之玉
- 荊川集／荆川集
- 荊州／荆州 (Jīngzhōu)
- 荊布／荆布
- 荊扉／荆扉
- 荊杞／荆杞
- 荊柴／荆柴
- 荊條／荆条 (jīngtiáo)
- 荊棘／荆棘 (jīngjí)
- 荊棘律／荆棘律
- 荊棘銅駝／荆棘铜驼
- 荊楚／荆楚 (Jīngchǔ)
- 荊榛滿目／荆榛满目
- 荊浩／荆浩
- 荊璞／荆璞
- 荊芥／荆芥 (jīngjiè)
- 荊薪／荆薪
- 荊蠻／荆蛮 (Jīngmán)
- 荊軻／荆轲
- 荊釵布裙／荆钗布裙
- 荊釵布襖／荆钗布袄
- 荊釵裙布／荆钗裙布
- 荊釵記／荆钗记
- 荊門／荆门 (Jīngmén)
- 蔓荊／蔓荆
- 蓬門荊布／蓬门荆布
- 裙布荊釵／裙布荆钗
- 識荊／识荆
- 負荊／负荆 (fùjīng)
- 負荊請罪／负荆请罪 (fùjīngqǐngzuì)
- 銅駝荊棘／铜驼荆棘
Kanji
荊
Readings
Etymology
See 茨.
Noun
- Alternative spelling of 茨
Hanja
荊 • (hyeong) (hangeul 형, revised hyeong, McCune–Reischauer hyŏng, Yale hyeng)
Han character
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References
- vndic.net - 荊 kinh entry
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